The Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Vertical Files consist of a variety of topics related to the Huntington, Ohio, and Kentucky regions of the United States. The collection covers the time period from the 1880s to the time of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society's closure in 1974. The boxes were arranged in alphabetical order based on topic.
The bulk of the vertical file collection relates to activities, events, buildings, and personalities of the Cabell County, West Virginia tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and eastern Kentucky. The collection includes material related to the Civil War, railroads and transportation in West Virginia, the first banks in the city of Huntington, bank robberies, church directories, court records of West Virginia and Kentucky, parks, hospitals, census records, genealogy records, obituaries, and many miscellaneous topics. These topics are presented as advertisements, stories, ads, newspaper clippings, journals, letters, pamphlets, and books. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings, many of which are in very fragile condition.
The collection of photographs relates to the people, places and events that surrounded Cabell and Wayne counties in West Virginia. The bulk of the collection relates to the families that have lived in the region, such as the Buffingtons. The rest of the collection includes significant events, including political campaigns, soldiers from various wars, parades, and different buildings at different times. Specific items of interest are a picture of General Robert E. Lee at White Sulfur Springs, WV in 1869, The American Red Cross Canteen at the C & O Railroad during WWI, Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Bullmoose party campaign stop at the Cabell County Courthouse, and Wendell Wilke's 1940 presidential campaign stop in Huntington. Another portion of the collection is dedicated to the floods that have occurred over time, with the bulk of that dedicated to the 1937 flood.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection.
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Frederick Hotel, Huntington, W.Va
Frederick Hotel, Huntington, W.Va.,13.5x8.5cm Printed in Germany. WILD & BOETTE, Huntington W.Va. & Germany. Postmark stamp: Dry Ridge KY. Rec'd Jul 10 10AM 190z Postmark stamp: Huntington, W.Va. Jul 9 1:30PM 1907 One Cent cancelled stamp Addressed to: Miss Marguerite Clark, Dry Ridge, Ky, Grant Co. Written on front of card: 7/9/07 Will write soon. not a good picture. Am sleepy and tired Jor U.S. 590
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Frederick Hotel, Huntington, W.Va
Frederick Hotel, Huntington, W.Va.,13.5x8.5cm C.E. Wheelook & Co. Peoria, Ill. and Leipzig,. Made in Germany. Postmark stamp: Wah. & H...on Apr 27 1908 R.P.O. One Cent cancelled stamp Addressed to: Miss Lyndia Myers, Kincaid, Bath Co. Virginia Written on card: Why hellow! I haven't seen you for quite a long time to even say hellow; have I? Well as I can't have the pleasure of talking to you I will take the pleasrue of sending you a card. I would like to see you so much indeed I hope you are real well, and, happy. I was in Covington yesterday and, Nammie & Miss Thomas was there of whick you know of, and Nannie told me of you being there and Said you spoke of me of which I am glad you Rem! Me in your thoughts say I have a whole lots to tell you but as I have not the room for writing I will have to leave off I was in Huntington W.Va. for nearly two weeks recently, and thought of your times down there Good Bye from a friend of yours Greg H (sp?) G.H. Va.
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Gov. Wm H. Cabell, copy of picture in VA Museum, Richmond, VA
Gov. Wm H. Cabell, copy of picture in VA Museum, Richmond, VA,13.5x9cm copy of picture in VA Museum, Richmond, VA
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Grade pupils, Hamlin Grade School, about 1922-1924, F.B. Lambert, Principal of the High School
Grade pupils, Hamlin Grade School, about 1922-1924, F.B. Lambert, Principal of the High School, 23x15.3cm.
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Grandma Osgood
Grandma Osgood, 9x11.5cm One of Eli thayer's troop to settle Ceredo - from New England. Descendants still in Huntington
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Group of women
Group of women, 19.5x13.5cm Emma Johnston, Anna Johnston, Mary Johnston, Ada Johnston, Berta Pogue, Mary (Pet) Barton, Maggie Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Alice Johnston
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Group Wholesale Houses, Third Avenue, Huntington, W.Va.
Group Wholesale Houses, Third Avenue, Huntington, W.Va.,9x14cm
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Guyandotte River view from Bridge south, Huntington, W.Va.
Guyandotte River view from Bridge south, Huntington, W.Va.,13.5x8.5cm 307 C.E. Wheelock & Co., Peoria, Ill and Leipzig, Made in Germany
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Guyan River Log Jam, 1904
Guyan River Log Jam, 1904,17.5x13.6cm. left to right: Brad Parent, Bob Fuller, Ed Thomlinson, Walter Cummings, Harry Bias, Delbert Bird, Gene Elkins, Luther Tomlinson, Simon Dillon, Gallie Toney, George Baumgardner, Tom Patterson, Carl Huffman, Charles Rose, Ed Spears, Grant Hayes, George Bias, Pete Boggs, Alonzo Toney, Jno. Boggs, Lew Burks, Frank Gibson, Fred Legg, Stewart Patterson, George Gibson, Sid Bias, Doc Johnson, Jno. Estep, Sam. Farmer, Charles Dietz, Pat Webb, Jno. Farmer, Ben Dietz
